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FAI confirms Ireland-Israel match to go ahead – but fans demand a boycott!

By Matt Waine The FAI confirmed today that the Ireland-Israel match will go ahead in the Aviva stadium, in a complete insult to the Palestinian people and amid correct, widespread opposition and calls for a boycott. According to media sources, this move

Feb 25, 2026

News & Analysis

“European Super League” — Stop the People’s Game becoming the Princes’ Game

By Matt Waine The news that 12 top European football clubs are on course to establish a new ‘European Super League’ has been met with rage by football fans across Europe. The so-called “Big Six” in the English Premier League (Liverpool, Manchester

Apr 19, 2021

“Caviar culture”, John Delaney and the crisis in the FAI

By Kieran Mahon Former FAI CEO John Delaney recently claimed the FAI would be debt free by 2020. They may not even make it that far. On Monday December 17th the shambolic board turned up at Government buildings requesting an €18 million

Dec 20, 2019

World News

Qatar: World cup of corruption and exploitation

By Paddy Meehan Sepp Blatter’s decision to resign as FIFA President didn’t come as a result of the horrifying conditions migrant workers face in building the new stadiums in Qatar, but as a final attempt to save the corrupt elite at the

Jun 9, 2015

Football

FAI confirms Ireland-Israel match to go ahead – but fans demand a boycott!

“European Super League” — Stop the People’s Game becoming the Princes’ Game

“Caviar culture”, John Delaney and the crisis in the FAI

Qatar: World cup of corruption and exploitation

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden